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August 17 – 21, 2026

Downtown Employee Appreciation Week

Employee Appreciation Week Employee Appreciation Week
Monday, August 17 Monday, August 17
Tuesday, August 18 Tuesday, August 18
Wednesday, August 19 Wednesday, August 19
Thursday, August 20 Thursday, August 20
Friday, August 21 Friday, August 21

Event Overview

Do you work downtown? Join us for our greatest homecoming. Downtown Employee Appreciation Week is back to reward downtown Milwaukee’s dedicated workforce with a week of incentives. The fun-filled week features daily giveaways, office challenge games, employee discounts and much, much more. So, round up your co-workers for Downtown Employee Appreciation Week!

  • August 17 – 21, 2026

  • Varies by Day

  • Varies by Day and Time

Event Highlights

A dog sits with three bags of treats.

Take Your Dog to Work Day

In partnership with Fromm Family Foods, “Take Your Dog to Work Day” returns Thursday, August 20. Register your company and be eligible for a special delivery.

downtown employees hanging out outside

Passport

Travel to three or more events during the week and be eligible for cool downtown prizes.

Games & Prizes

Learn about our Office Challenge Games sponsored by Educators Credit Union. Get the scoop on how to play each of our three games.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The weeklong event offers a variety of opportunities for your business to engage Downtown’s workforce, including product samples and prize donations. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Isabel Ullrich or download the list of opportunities here.

We look forward to meeting with you!

2026 Partners

Presenting Sponsor

Milwaukee Downtown logo.

Signature Sponsor

Educators Credit Union logo.

Community Sponsors

Admirals logo.
Forage Kitchen logo
hintz giuffre cpas logo.
visit milwaukee logo.
Your Office logo.

Daily Lunch Contributors

the brewery logo.
cubanitas logo.
Davians logo.
Double Tree logo.
downtown kitchen logo.
Ian's pizza logo.
Kujawa Enterprises logo.
Modern Maintenance Building Services logo.

Beverage Sponsors

Colectivo logo.
draft & co logo.
Fiddlehead coffee logo.
Pepsi logo.
Starbucks logo.

Community Partners

Bars & Rec logo.
Fromm logo.
Historic Third Ward Association logo
Mason Street Massage logo
Milwaukee Bucks logo.
Milwaukee County Parks logo.
Pabst Theater Group logo.
wisconsin athletic club logo

Daily Lunch Contributors

600 EAST Cafe | Dawg City | Milwaukee County Historical Society | Milwaukee Police Department

Community Supporters

Big Brothers Big Sisters | CB Apothecary | Cousins Subs | East Town Association | Expansive | Explorium Brewpub | Gruber Law Offices | Hillary Counseling | Historic Milwaukee | Historic Third Ward Association | The Hop | Hupy and Abraham | Metro Eye | Milwaukee Brewers | Milwaukee Fire Department | Milwaukee Magazine | Milwaukee Repertory Theater | Milwaukee Theater District | Mumbies | Neroli Salon & Spa | NEWaukee | Next Act Theatre | Ogden | Riverwalk Boat Tours & Rentals | Sculpture Milwaukee | SEWRPC | Sixteenth Street BID